

Plate 1711. 





ELEUTHEROCOCCUS HEWBYI, Oliv. 



Araliace^. 

 Henryi, Oliv. (*p. nov.) ; ramis teretibus glabrescentibns acu 



leatia altimis scaberulis, aculeis raris reeurvis brevibus solitariis ba 



tuberculatim longitudinaliter dilatatis, foliis 5-foliolatis, foliolis 



oblanceolatis ovalibusve plus minus acurainatis basi cnneatim angustatis 



serru Litis supra scaberula subtus parce pilosulis v. tomentellis, 



breviter petiolulatis, umbellis 3-6 pedunculatis terminalibns et in axillis 



superioribus dispositis multifloris subglobosis, fructibus siccitate acute 



5-4-angulatis nigrescentibus stylo persistente longiusculo indiviso 

 corouatis. 



Hab. 



Henry 



Folia alterna longinscule petiolata, foliolo centrali 2-2| poll, longo., 

 lateralibus brevioribus ; petiolns 1-3 poll, longus puberulus nudus v. 

 acnleolis 1-2 minutis instructus. Umbellce floriferse 1 poll. diam. ; 

 pedicelli £-£ poll, longi parce hirtelli ; fructiferse H-2 poll. diam. ; 

 pedunculi 1-1 £ poll, longi. Styhis colamnaris temp." florifero ovario 

 longior. Fructus % poll, longus. 



Wu 



lrig it from specimens sent tinder the same Chinese name, but in which 

 the outside of the root is white.' These latter appear to be specific 

 ally dish net, and may be diagnosed as under. The root-bark is used 



as a druop. 



E leucorrhizus, Olh. (tp. nov.) ; ramulis ultimis glaberrimis, 



aculeis deflexis solitariis v. 3-5-nis sub pulvino foliornm ortis, foliis 

 glabris o-foholatis, foliolis oblanceolatis ovalibusve acuminatis apicem 

 versus plus minus serratis, umbellis (in spp. nostris) solitariis quasi 



terminations pedunculatis, fructibus angulatis stylo persistente brevis- 

 simo coronatis. 



2580) B ' Patung district ' Prov - Hu P eh ' Br - A - Henr y ( No - 116 and 



Growing to a height of < 10 feet or more,' on cliffs.— D. Oliver. 



4 fwi ? ri ' Ct ' 2 " F1 ° Wer ' petals fallen - 3 - Same . ov ary in longitudinal section. 

 4. Oyary, transverse section. 5. Fruit, longitudinal section. All enlarged. 



